And the sound of the tires in the snow
Can a person freeze to death? (…) Death strikes long before the body actually freezes.
Yet our bodies are pretty hardy, as we have two built-in mechanisms to protect us from the cold.
As soon as that bitter air hits your face, your body will try to insulate itself by moving blood away from the skin and outer extremities, such as fingers and toes, and toward its core. This process is called vasoconstriction, and it helps limit the amount of heat you lose to the environment, explained John Castellani of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine.
The second response from your body is shivering. People may experience a little shivering when they’re skin temperatures starts to fall, but major shivering usually doesn’t occur unless your core body temperatures drops, Castellani said.
